Birthweight
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Question asked in the latest wave:
fertilityhistory_w15.bwtfh
Question label:
Birthweight
Question text:
How much did [CHILD NAME] weigh when they were born?
Question universe:
if [ANNUALFERTILITYHISTORY.NBORNLWB > 0 | LPRNTADP2 = 1 | GRIDVARIABLES.NNATCH > 0] // Has had biological child(ren) or R has biological children in household
And if [LNPRNT2 > 0] // Has biological children
And if [LChLvfh = 1] // Resident biological child
And if [(ff_ivlolw = 2|3|MIS & ff_everint 1) & (LChNoFH = GRIDVARIABLES.HGBIOCHM | (((LChNoFH = 99|DK|REF|MIS) |LChChkFH = 2) & DEMOGRAPHICS.PSEX = 2))] // R is new entrant never interviewed excluding rising 16 year olds and child resident and respondent is biological mother of resident child OR resident child not identified and R is female
And if [Child is < 16 years old] // Child under 16
Question interviewer instructions:
RECORD WHETHER ANSWERS IN LB/OUNCES OR KILOGRAMS AT THIS QUESTION AND ACTUAL WEIGHT AT SUBSEQUENT ONE
Further details:
For further details about this question, please see the questionnaires
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 154 | 84.62% |
| refusal | -2 | 1 | 0.55% |
| don't know | -1 | 4 | 2.2% |
| Answer in lbs and ounces | 1 | 22 | 12.09% |
| Answer in kilograms | 2 | 1 | 0.55% |
| Total | 182 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 9481 | 83.8% |
| refusal | -2 | 69 | 0.61% |
| don't know | -1 | 119 | 1.05% |
| Answer in lbs and ounces | 1 | 1330 | 11.76% |
| Answer in kilograms | 2 | 315 | 2.78% |
| Total | 11314 | 100.0% |
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